How to Win by Blocking in Tekken

0:00 Intro
0:32 Frame Data explanation
1:18 Standing punishment
2:05 Low punishment
2:48 resources
4:00 Risk Reward
6:16 Why it matters

[@perialis2970]

for jin players, you are blessed with arguably the best parry. against repetetive strings, this parry can make safe strings, into unsafe launch punishable ones.

[@doonrat9409]

Tiny audio overlapping problem but another high quality video.

[@xxturbanboyxxful]

Paul was a very good choice for this video. As a Paul main myself, I feel like he’s got some of the best block punishment in the game

[@TheWizardofMNT]

Wait a minute, you can block in this damn game?!

[@Vaenus.]

Bryan’s with Taunt Skills be like: It’s free real estate…

[@BasicallyAnArtist]

This is what I wish I watched ever since I played Tekken. It would have saved me so much frustration and gamer rage.

[@Gambit_21]

thank you man for this simple and concise explanation.

[@K0toff]

Thank you very much. It was very hard for me to understand all these frames stuff as a beginner. Really helpful!

[@familyfriendlycontent.jayp1944]

This video is super helpful thank you, gonna save this for later, but the questions you raised were the exact ones I was asking myself, I did not want to lab matchups before even playing! Now I know that it moves either have evasion, big reward, fast, a mixture of the three, then it associated with bigger risk, meaning bigger punishment windows

[@dereklane9653]

Thank you for this, very digestible for beginner and even intermediate players.

[@lordrav4746]

I'm new to Tekken, hitting a wall around red ranks. This pretty basic framework of consistent risk/reward across the whole game might honestly get me up to purple ranks! I never considered it was so universal, just with different tools

[@chucklos391]

You did an amazing job. Great video! Even seasoned players need to be reminded of this. Including me!! I practice punishment all the time. Slowly I’m getting the hang of punishment.

[@Kibzzzzz]

Great analysis vid man. Tekken 8 players def need all the defensive tips they can get.

[@mbfun9298]

Good clean video well done!

[@Ridia_rain]

thanks bro for making this videoo✨✨

[@Chandi_Lerald]

Very good video for beginners, I think the next defense guide should be about sidestepping

[@8bit_pineapple]

The video is right and wrong. Understanding frame data when you block is important -- for punishing and making good decisions like enforcing a 50/50 when you're +9 but considering sager options like SideStep at +3. But then also, in T8 you will be bullied for blocking if someone has legit offense. People can run 50/50s in their favor with plus on block mids and fairly damaging lows.

[@flavortownoutcast1719]

@@8bit_pineapple this is a beginner guide to understanding how to block punish. So it’s mainly about defense. 50/50s are an entirely different subject

[@KingOfDarknessAndEvil]

​@@flavortownoutcast1719Is it though? Dealing with 50/50s and mix is one of the most important parts of defense

[@flavortownoutcast1719]

@@KingOfDarknessAndEvil it’s part of it but 50/50s change from character to character. Kazuya and shaheen have a lot of mixups but you deal with them in very different ways. Plus dealing with 50/50s involves a heavy mental game that is very difficult to summarize in a quick KZbin videos

[@KingOfDarknessAndEvil]

@@flavortownoutcast1719 Completely fair point

[@xavieramaro2661]

bruv imagine playing a FIGHTING game and u don't BLOCK ATTACKS

[@flavortownoutcast1719]

@@xavieramaro2661 you would be surprised lol

[@trashgamerxd7612]

bruv have you played tekken 8? I rarely see players with brains that have fundamentals at kishin. Ranked system is a fking joke

[@xavieramaro2661]

@@trashgamerxd7612 i play t8 yeah, but don't know what's the normal cuz it's my first tekken, the only thing that i know is that Law players can escape all grabs but can't block

[@SoulCaviar]

Safe after a block - not safe after a block. Pretty much what it all comes down to

[@ministeruzi6156]

U should always block bryan at the wall too

[@BillDaBigChief]

Look at this fledgling Bryan main trying to get people to fall for his taunt.

[@peepsbates]

Good Lee Mains be like: 1,3,3,3 Lmao Bottom Text (I am not a good Lee main.)

[@HotBoiDaChef]

Which tekken is the opening song? I wanna add it to my t8 playlist

[@HotBoiDaChef]

Wait? Is this street fighter third strike?

[@flavortownoutcast1719]

@@HotBoiDaChef yes its dudleys theme

[@itzdcx7991]

bro you're a fvcking Nerd😅💀

[@CoyoteEnix]

Tekken 8 isn't a good idea. Actually the frames and a lot of useless numbers in this game. It looks like a mathematics which is too boring to understand. And a Naruto game (especially with those ART RAGE effects)

[@flavortownoutcast1719]

@@CoyoteEnix people aren’t always thinking about the numbers in every match. A lot just pay attention to important numbers like those that are plus and those that are super minus. Kind of like learning street names. There’s a million of them but you’ll only remember the ones that are important to you

[@koolkayn]

@CoyoteEnix What fighting game are you playing that doesn't care about frame data?😮

[@flavortownoutcast1719]

@@koolkayn a lot of people don’t care. Especially casuals

[@koolkayn]

@flavortownoutcast1719 I mean the game itself though, are there any fighting games where looking at frame data isn't the best way to learn how to win?

[@flavortownoutcast1719]

@@koolkayn playing some kusoge or anime game where there’s some bullshit like +on block dps lol